How To Install xvkbd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xvkbd on CentOS 7.
What is xvkbd
xvkbd is a virtual (graphical) keyboard program for X Window System which provides facility to enter characters onto other clients (software) by clicking on a keyboard displayed on the screen. This may be used for systems without a hardware keyboard such as kiosk terminals or hand-held devices. This program also has facility to send characters specified as the command line option to another client.
We can use yum or dnf to install xvkbd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xvkbd.
Install xvkbd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xvkbd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xvkbd
Install xvkbd on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xvkbd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xvkbd
How To Uninstall xvkbd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xvkbd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xvkbd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xvkbd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.